Hey it's me again ! I was wondering if you could write something about Yaku and Lev ? We didn't get to see them much and I liked their dynamics! 💕
Hello~! I’m not great at writing Yaku and Lev and I try to avoid it when possible. But since you asked, and you’re such a lovely person, I did it anyway. I hope it’s okay! Thanks so much for the ask! ^^
“This is Yaku. He’s going to betraining you. Yaku, this is Haiba Lev, our newest investigator.”
Kuroo introduced them with a smile.He’d been talking about Haiba Lev for the past month. He was a transfer from aneighboring city, and according to Kuroo, he had a lot of potential.
Yaku looked up at him; and thenlooked up some more, because Haiba was a tall, lanky string bean.
He didn’t look like a prodigy, but then again, appearances could bedeceiving. Most people didn’t think Yaku looked very impressive, either.
“It’s nice to meet you, Haiba-san,”said Yaku. “I look forward to working with you.”
The kid grinned, and it made himlook even younger. “Thanks! I’m excited to work with you, too!”
“You’ll get your own office soon,”said Kuroo, “but for now you’ll be sitting in with Yaku while you train. He’lltake care of you. Go ahead and make yourself at home.”
“Thank you, Kuroo-san!”
Haiba strode into Yaku’s office, immediatelytripped over the doorframe, and nearly slapped Yaku in the face with a flailingarm. “Oops. Sorry, Yaku-san.”
“It’s fine,” said Yaku, taking astep back as Haiba righted himself.
He continued into the office and satin one of Yaku’s vacant chairs, looking around with bright interest.
Yaku raised a row at Kuroo. “Not verygraceful, is he?”
“He’ll be fine. He just needs toadjust. It’s his first day.”
“Alright then.”
“Yell if you need anything,” saidKuroo, before starting toward his own office.
Yaku sat down behind his desk,pinned Haiba with a stern stare, and mentally prepared the speech he gave toall the new trainees.
For the past few years, Yaku hadbeen in charge of training the new hires. He’d even trained Kuroo, when he’djoined investigations a few years back. If Yaku had wanted the position, hewould have likely been appointed captain rather than Kuroo. He’d chosen not toapply, because he didn’t want the weight of that responsibility. He was perfectlyhappy right where he was.
“Welcome to investigations, Haiba-san.The first thing you need to know is-”
“Just Lev is fine,” chirped Haiba,still smiling.
Yaku stopped, sidetracked. “What?”
“My name,” he said. “Just call meLev. I don’t go by my last name. It makes me feel like my dad and it’s weird.”
Yaku just stared at him. He clearedhis throat and started again. “Okay then… Lev-san.”
“You don’t have to use the honorificeither,” said Lev, waving it off. “I don’t mind. Most people don’t.”
Yaku took a deep breath. The kid wasprobably just nervous. He wasn’t going to be this annoying all the time. “Lev.The first thing you need to know is-”
“Kuroo-san said you’re a really goodinvestigator,” said Lev, leaning his elbows on the desk. “How long have youworked here? Are you-”
“Will you shut up and let me talk?”snapped Yaku.
Lev blinked, startled, and sat backin his chair with an apologetic nod.
Yaku sighed, tried again, and thistime he wasn’t interrupted.
They just had to get used to eachother. All of this would be fine. Lev wouldn’t be so bad.
Two weeks later, Yaku was prettysure he was going to be in prison soon, because he was going to snap soon and breakLev’s long, skinny neck.
“How many times have I told you,”growled Yaku, “that you have to start a new case note every time you enter newinformation? You can’t just go onto the last one and add on at the end. That’snot how it works!”
“I’m sorry, Yaku-san!” said Lev,sinking beneath the weight of Yaku’s glare. “I forgot. But I won’t do it again,I swear!”
“That’s what you said last time,”said Yaku, “and you still did it again. How many times do I have to tell yousomething before it sticks?”
“I’m sorry!”
“Redo it,” said Yaku, slapping astack of papers down on the desk in front of him. “Come get me when it’s doneso I can review it.”
“Yes, sir!”
Yaku stormed into the hallway andalmost walked directly into Kuroo.
Kuroo grinned down at him. “Be niceto the newbie, Yaku. He’s trying.”
“He’s hopeless,” mumbled Yaku. “He’sthe most untrainable officer I’ve ever met.”
“It’s only been two weeks. Give himtime.”
“When I’d been here two weeks I knewten times what that idiot does.”
Kuroo raised a brow. “You seem alittle stressed out.”
“No shit,” snapped Yaku. “I’ve beenstuck with him for two weeks. I’vestarted having heart palpitations.”
Kuroo gripped Yaku’s shoulder, hisface stern. “I believe in you. You can fix him.”
“Fixing something means it’s workedat some point. I’m not so sure he ever has.”
“Do what you can,” said Kuroo. “He’llhave an evaluation a month after his start date. If you still think he’s notgoing to make it we’ll do something about it then.”
“If I’m not dead by then.”
“Take him out in the field with you,”suggested Kuroo. “Maybe he’s more of a hand-on kind of guy. Paperwork is hardfor some people.”
Yaku sighed. “Yeah, okay. I’ll giveit a shot.”
Two hours later Yaku dragged himselfback into the investigations building, dripping wet, with an apologetic Lev onhis heels.
Kuroo was near the door when hearrived. He pressed his lips together tightly, mouth twitching.
“If you laugh at me,” said Yaku, “I’llseriously injure you.”
Kuroo said nothing, and Yaku trudgedby like a sewer rat.
“That was the worst interrogation I’veever seen,” said Yaku. He pinched the bridge of his nose and kept his breathingeven. “Why did you think it was okay to ask if they had a sexual relationshipwith the other suspect?” “It seemed relevant!” saidLev, waving his arms for emphasis. “I thought it was a good question.”
“It was a terrible question! You’regoing to get the department sued for harassment!”
Lev groaned and sank into a crouch,back against the wall and his head in his hands. “I’m sorry! I don’t know why Ikeep messing everything up!” “If you would actually tryinstead of slacking off, then you-”
“ButI am trying!” said Lev. He dropped his hands and looked up at Yaku, eyes wideand earnest. “I’m trying so hard, Yaku-san! I don’t want to be bad at this. Iwant to be a really good investigator like you. It’s just really hard for me. I’msorry.”
A little of Yaku’s irritation eased.He didn’t know if it was the authenticity of the apology or the fact that heliked Lev a little better when he was below eye level, rather than forcing Yakuto tilt his head back and stare up at him.
Either way, he wasn’t quite as angryas he’d been just a moment before.
He sighed and frowned down at Lev. “It’sokay. Just keep trying, alright? You’ll pick it up eventually.”
Lev brightened. “You really thinkso?”
“Yeah, sure,” said Yaku, though hedidn’t believe his own words. “You’ll be fine.”
Two weeks and a dozen mistakeslater, Yaku was so sick of hearing the phrase “I’m sorry, Yaku-san” that it wasbeginning to make him nauseous.
“I’m sorry, Yaku-san.” Lev hunchedover and dropped his forehead onto the desk. “I didn’t mean to.”
“I know, Lev.”
Later that day, Yaku was sitting inKuroo’s office. He was already exhausted and it wasn’t even two o’clock.
“It’s time for Lev’s first review,”said Kuroo. He pulled a file out of a drawer and flipped it open. “Although I’mnot sure there’s a point. Your weekly progress reports tell me everything Ineed to know.”
“I think you were only told he was agreat officer so the other department could get rid of him,” said Yaku. “Yougot played, captain.”
Kuroo frowned. “Maybe. I just hopethe kid doesn’t take it too hard when I fire him.”
Yaku sat up straighter in his chair.“What?”
“When I fire him. I don’t want himto take it badly. He seems like a good kid. He’s just hopeless.”
“He’s not hopeless,” said Yaku,earning a raised brow from Kuroo. “He’s getting better.”
“Is he?”
“Yeah. Well, sort of. He will, if wegive him more time.”
“Hold on. Let me see if I understandthis,” said Kuroo. “After you’ve complained about him for the past month, you’resaying I shouldn’t fire Lev.”
“Right.”
“Why?”
Yaku found he didn’t have animmediate answer for that. He pondered on it for a moment, Kuroo staring at himall the while, and finally settled on, “The one good thing I can say about Levis that he cares. He really wants to do a good job, and even though he’s justscrewing everything up, he’s trying harder than anyone I’ve ever seen. It’sbetter to try and train someone like that than someone who’s okay at the jobbut doesn’t give a fuck. It’s going to take him a lot longer than mostofficers, but I think he’ll get there.”
“So you want us to keep him.”
“Yes.”
“Even though you’ll probably bestuck with him for the next six months before he’s capable of doing anything onhis own.” Maybe Yaku hadn’t thought thisthrough after all.
With a sigh of defeat, Yaku said, “Yeah.If I can’t train him in six months you can get rid of him.”
Kuroo shrugged and flipped the fileshut. “Okay, then. You officially have a new partner. Congratulations.”
Yaku wondered exactly what the hellhe’d just gotten himself into.